Heart failure occurs when the heart is worn down over time, usually from poor diet and exercise regime, including eating lots of bad foods such as processed meats.

Meat, particularly red meat and processed meats are considered to become of the worst foods that you can include in your diet.

The human digestive system actually struggles to process meat, leading to it becoming stuck in the intestines, sometimes even for years.

This way that meat takes such a harsh toll on the body is just one of the ways in which it is doing damage to your overall health.

The fat contained in processed meats are exactly the wrong types of fat, saturated fat that will collect around the arteries in the heart, this could be a contributing factor to a plant based diet being much better for your heart.

It is estimated by the American Heart Association that around 6.5 million Americans suffer from heart failure, it comes hand in hand with bad health, particularly obesity.

The study was conducted by looking at 5 different types of diets to determine which one was the best. They observed convenience (including fast food and pasta), plant-based, sweets, Southern (which included sweet beverages and fried foods) and alcohol/salads.